It was a short Socorro City Council meeting Thursday night at the Socorro City Hall Chambers after most items on the agenda were removed.

Council members were expected to discuss a series of items posted on Thursday's agenda by Mayor Guillermo "Willie" Gandara Sr. that included the amounts paid to out-of-town companies during the current administration and the contracts with the interim city manager, the municipal court judge and the director of community services.

All City Council members, except Luis Varela who was absent, voted in favor of removing the agenda items.

City Rep. Jesse Gandara Jr. said a lot of the items had already been discussed at previous meetings.

The removal of the items came after council members allowed interim City Manager Manny Soto to provide a financial presentation to the public. However, the public was not allowed to speak on the matter.